WO2004072372A1 - Structure fibreuse comprenant des fibres de cellulose et synthetiques et son procede de fabrication - Google Patents

Structure fibreuse comprenant des fibres de cellulose et synthetiques et son procede de fabrication Download PDF

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WO2004072372A1
WO2004072372A1 PCT/US2004/003341 US2004003341W WO2004072372A1 WO 2004072372 A1 WO2004072372 A1 WO 2004072372A1 US 2004003341 W US2004003341 W US 2004003341W WO 2004072372 A1 WO2004072372 A1 WO 2004072372A1
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Osman Polat
Timothy Jude Lorenz
Dean Van Phan
Paul Dennis Trokhan
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F11/00—Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibre board production, on paper-making machines
    • D21F11/14—Making cellulose wadding, filter or blotting paper
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F11/00—Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibre board production, on paper-making machines
    • D21F11/006—Making patterned paper
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H27/00—Special paper not otherwise provided for, e.g. made by multi-step processes
    • D21H27/30—Multi-ply
    • D21H27/38—Multi-ply at least one of the sheets having a fibrous composition differing from that of other sheets
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H13/00—Pulp or paper, comprising synthetic cellulose or non-cellulose fibres or web-forming material
    • D21H13/10—Organic non-cellulose fibres
    • D21H13/20—Organic non-cellulose fibres from macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • D21H13/24—Polyesters
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H15/00—Pulp or paper, comprising fibres or web-forming material characterised by features other than their chemical constitution
    • D21H15/02—Pulp or paper, comprising fibres or web-forming material characterised by features other than their chemical constitution characterised by configuration
    • D21H15/10—Composite fibres

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  • the present invention relates to fibrous structures and methods for making fibrous structures comprising cellulose fibers and synthetic fibers in combination, and more specifically to fibrous structures having at least one layer including short cellulosic fibers mixed with synthetic fibers and at least one layer including predominantly long cellulosic fibers.
  • Fibrous structures such as paper webs
  • Typical tissue paper is comprised predominantly of cellulosic fibers, often wood-based.
  • cellulosic fibers are generally high in dry modulus and relatively large in diameter, which may cause their fiexural rigidity to be higher than desired for some uses.
  • cellulosic fibers can have a relatively high stiffness when dry, which may negatively affect the softness of the product and may have low stiffness when wet, which may cause poor absorbency of the resulting product.
  • the fibers in typical disposable paper products are bonded to one another through chemical interaction and often the bonding is limited to the naturally occurring hydrogen bonding between hydroxyl groups on the cellulose molecules. If greater temporary or permanent wet strength is desired, strengthening additives can be used. These additives typically work by either covalently reacting with the cellulose or by forming protective molecular films around the existing hydrogen bonds. However, they can also produce relatively rigid and inelastic bonds, which may detrimentally affect softness and absorption properties of the products.
  • Synthetic polymers can be formed into fibers with a range of diameters, including very small fibers. Further, synthetic fibers can be formed to be lower in modulus than cellulose fibers. Thus, a synthetic fiber can be made with very low fiexural rigidity, which facilitates good product softness.
  • functional cross-sections of the synthetic fibers can be micro-engineered. Synthetic fibers can also be designed to maintain modulus when wetted, and hence webs made with such fibers may resist collapse during absorbency tasks. Further, the use of synthetic fibers can help aid in the formation of a web and/or its uniformity.
  • thermally bonded synthetic fibers in tissue products can result in a strong network of highly flexible fibers (good for softness) joined with water-resistant high-stretch bonds (good for softness and wet strength).
  • synthetic fibers can be relatively expensive as compared to cellulose fibers.
  • mixing short cellulosic fibers with synthetic fibers can help aid the dispersion of the synthetic fibers and thus may provide, individually or in combination with each other, many of the benefits of the synthetic fibers while requiring fewer (or smaller amounts of) synthetic fibers in the web than if no short cellulosic fibers were mixed in,
  • a unitary fibrous structure having at least two layers wherein at least one of the layers of the structure includes long cellulosic fibers and at least one of the layers includes a mixture of short cellulosic fibers and synthetic fibers.
  • a method for making a fibrous structure comprising the steps of: providing a mixture of synthetic fibers and short cellulosic fibers onto a forming member so as to form one or more layers including the mixture of synthetic fibers and short cellulosic fibers; providing a plurality of long cellulosic fibers onto the mixture of synthetic fibers and short cellulosic fibers so as to form one or more layers including predominantly long cellulosic fibers; and forming a unitary fibrous structure including the one or more layers including the mixture of synthetic fibers and short cellulosic fibers and one or more layers including predominantly long cellulosic fibers.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the process of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of a forming member having a substantially continuous framework.
  • Figure 3 is a representational cross-sectional view of an exemplary forming member.
  • Figure 4 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of a forming member having a substantially semi-continuous framework.
  • Figure 5 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of a forming member having a discrete pattern framework.
  • Figure 6 is a representational cross-sectional view of an exemplary forming member.
  • Figure 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing exemplary synthetic fibers distributed in the channels formed in the forming member.
  • Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a unitary fibrous structure of the present invention, wherein the cellulosic fibers are randomly distributed on the forming member including the synthetic fibers.
  • Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of a unitary fibrous structure of the present invention, wherein the cellulosic fibers are distributed generally randomly and the synthetic fibers are distributed generally non-randomly.
  • Figure 9A is a cross-sectional view of a unitary fibrous structure of the present invention, wherein the synthetic fibers are distributed generally randomly and the cellulosic fibers are distributed generally non-randomly.
  • Figure 10 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of the unitary fibrous structure of the present invention.
  • Figure 1 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a unitary fibrous structure of the present invention between a pressing surface and a molding member.
  • Figure 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a bi-component synthetic fiber co-joined with another fiber.
  • Figure 13 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of a molding member having a substantially continuous pattern framework.
  • Figure 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 14-14 of Figure 13.
  • Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view of a unitary fibrous structure, wherein synthetic fibers and short cellulosic fibers are disposed in one layer and long cellulosic fibers are disposed in an adjacent layer.
  • Average cellulosic fiber width is the average fiber width of a cellulosic fiber as measured by Kajaani FiberLab equipment available from Metso Automation Kajaani, Ltd., Narcoss, GA.
  • For non-cylindrical fibers, a different constant K
  • Coarseness is defined as the weight per unit length of fiber expressed as milligrams per 100m, as set forth in TAPPI Method T 234 cm-02.
  • Co-joined fibers means two or more fibers that have been fused or adhered to one another by melting, gluing, wrapping around, chemical or mechanical bonds, or otherwise joined together while at least partially retaining their respective individual fiber characteristics.
  • Fiber length ratio is the ratio of length weighted average fiber lengths of the different fiber types measured by the method set forth in TAPPI T 271 om-02, paragraph 8.2 related to length weighted average fiber length (L L ) measured using Kajaani FiberLab equipment, as described in the examples, below.
  • Long cellulosic fibers or “long cellulose fibers” are fibers that are generally from softwood sources and have a length in the longest dimension of greater than about 2 mm, when measured in a flat and straight configuration.
  • Non-limiting examples of long cellulose fibers may be obtained from pine, spruce, fir and cedar wood trees.
  • PTP factor is the ratio of the average synthetic fiber diameter to the average cellulosic fiber width, as described in more detail in the examples, below. Without wishing to be bound by theory, the PTP factor is thought to be related to the tendency to form functional bonds between synthetic fibers and cellulosic fibers. This advantageous bonding tendency may result from a more uniform distribution of synthetic fibers in the mixture of synthetic fibers and short cellulosic fibers.
  • “Redistribution” means at least some of the plurality of fibers comprised in the unitary fibrous structure of the present invention at least partially melt, move, shrink, and/or otherwise change their initial position, condition, and/or shape in the web.
  • Short cellulosic fibers or “short cellulose fibers” are fibers that typically come from hardwoods and have a length in the longest dimension of less than about 2 mm, when measured in a flat and straight configuration. In certain examples, the short cellulosic fibers may have a length of less than about 1 mm. Non-limiting examples of short cellulose fibers may be obtained from eucalyptus, acacia and maple trees.
  • Unitary fibrous structure is an arrangement comprising a plurality of cellulosic fibers and synthetic fibers that are inter-entangled or otherwise joined to form a sheet product having certain pre-determined microscopic geometric, physical, and aesthetic properties.
  • the cellulosic and/or synthetic fibers may be layered or otherwise arranged in the unitary fibrous structure.
  • the fibrous structure of the present invention may take on a number of different forms, but in general, includes at least one layer having synthetic fibers mixed with cellulosic fibers and at least one adjacent layer that comprises cellulosic fibers. More specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the fibrous structure may include one or more layers including synthetic fibers mixed with short cellulosic fibers, as described herein.
  • the synthetic fiber/short cellulosic fiber mix may be relatively homogeneous, in that the different fibers are dispersed generally randomly and throughout the layer, or may be more structured such that the synthetic fibers and/or the cellulosic fibers are disposed generally non-randomly.
  • one or more of the layers of mixed cellulosic fibers and synthetic fibers may be formed or subjected to some type of manipulation during or after the web is made to provide the layer or layers of mixed synthetic and cellulosic fibers in a predetermined pattern or other non-random pattern.
  • the fibrous structure may include different fiber types.
  • the structure may include naturally occurring fibers, such as fibers from hardwood sources, softwood sources or other non-wood plants.
  • suitable natural fibers are identified in TABLE 1.
  • Other sources of natural fibers from plants include, but are not limited to albardine, esparto, wheat, rice, corn, sugar cane, papyrus, jute, reed, sabia, raphia, bamboo, sidal, kenaf, abaca, sunn, cotton, hemp, flax and ramie.
  • Yet other natural fibers may also include fibers from other natural non-plant sources, such as down, feathers, silk and the like.
  • the natural fibers may be treated or otherwise modified mechanically or chemically to provide desired characteristics or may be in a form that is generally similar to the form they can be found in nature. Mechanical and/or chemical manipulation of natural fibers does not exclude them from what are considered natural fibers with respect to the development described herein.
  • the fibrous structure may also include any suitable synthetic fibers.
  • the synthetic fibers can be any material, for example, those selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, polyhydroxyalkanoates, polysaccharides, and any combination thereof.
  • the material of the synthetic fibers can be selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate), poly(l,4- cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate), isophthalic acid copolymers, ethylene glycol copolymers, polycaprolactone, poly(hydroxy ether ester), poly(hydroxy ether amide), polyesteramide, poly(lactic acid), polyhydroxybutyrate, starch, cellulose, glycogen and any combination thereof.
  • the synthetic fibers can be single component (i.e. single synthetic material or mixture makes up entire fiber), bi-component (i.e.
  • the fiber is divided into regions, the regions including two different synthetic materials or mixtures thereof) or multi-component fibers (i.e. the fiber is divided into regions, the regions including two or more different synthetic materials or mixtures thereof) or any combination thereof.
  • any or all of the synthetic fibers may be treated before, during or after the process of the present invention to change any desired property of the fibers. For example, in certain embodiments, it may be desirable to treat the synthetic fibers before or during the papermaking process to make them more hydrophilic, more wettable, etc. In certain embodiments of the present invention, it may be desirable to have particular combinations of fibers to provide desired characteristics. For example, it may be desirable to have fibers of certain lengths, widths, coarseness or other characteristics combined in certain layers or separate from each other.
  • the fibers may have certain desired characteristics.
  • the long cellulosic fibers can have any desired characteristics that are consistent with the definition set forth above.
  • the short cellulosic fibers have an average cellulosic fiber width of less than about 25 micrometers, less than about 20 micrometers, less than about 18 micrometers; or have an average cellulosic fiber width that falls within a range of about 8 to about 25 micrometers.
  • the synthetic fibers it may be desirable that they have certain characteristics such as, for example, an average fiber diameter of more than about 10 micrometers, more than about 15 micrometers, more than about 25 micrometers, more than about 30 micrometers; or have an average synthetic fiber diameter that falls within a range of about 10 to about 50 micrometers.
  • the fiber length ratio of the synthetic fibers 101 to the short cellulosic fibers 102 in the mixed layer(s) 105 is greater than about 1 , greater than about 1.25, greater that about 1.5 or greater than about 2; although other minimum limitations for the fiber length ratio are contemplated as are ranges that extend from about 1 to about 20 with any upper or lower limit within the range.
  • the mixed layer(s) 105 may also be desirable for the mixed layer(s) 105 to have a PTP factor of greater than about 0.75, greater than about 1, greater than about 1.25, greater that about 1.5 or greater than about 2; although other minimum limitations for the PTP factor are contemplated as are ranges that extend from about 0.75 to about 10 with any upper or lower limit within the range. It may also be desirable for the mixed layer(s) to have a coarseness value of less than about 50mg/100m, less than about 40mg/100m, less than about 30mg/100m or less than about 25mg/100m; although other maximum limitations for the coarseness are contemplated as are ranges that extend from about 5mg/100m to about 75mg/100m.
  • the invention provides a web and a method for forming a web that has surprising characteristics.
  • the fibrous structures of the present invention may provide, individually, or in combination benefits over currently available webs in the areas of, for example, softness, better an/or more uniform formation and wet burst, and can provide manufacturing benefits by increasing output rates due to a reduced need to refine cellulosic fibers to get the same properties in the resulting web.
  • Example 2 As described in Example 1, a two ply paper web is made including NSK and Eucalyptus fibers. The resulting web has a wet burst strength of about 374g.
  • a two ply paper web is made in the same way as the web of Example 1, but it replaces 10% by weight of the Eucalyptus fibers with 10% by weight synthetic bicomponent polyester fibers (3mm length),
  • the synthetic/Eucalyptus mixture has a fiber length ratio of 4.2, a PTP factor of 1.2 and a coarseness value of 1 1.0 mg/lOOm.
  • the resulting fibrous structure of Example 2 has a wet burst strength of about 484g, which is higher than the wet burst strength of the typical product made in Example 1.
  • Example 3 a two ply paper web is made in the same way as the web of Example 1 , but it replaces 5% by weight of the Eucalyptus fibers with 5% by weight synthetic bicomponent polyester fibers (6mm length).
  • the synthetic/Eucalyptus mixture has a fiber length ratio of 8.4, a PTP factor of 1.2 and a coarseness value of 11.6 mg/lOOm.
  • the resulting fibrous structure of Example 3, with even fewer synthetic fibers by weight has a wet burst strength of about 472g, which is still much higher than the wet burst strength of the product of Example 1.
  • structure of the present invention and the method of making the structure provide surprising means for enhancing the wet burst of a web with the use of a small percent by weight of synthetic fibers in mixture with short cellulosic fibers.
  • these examples should not be considered to be the only examples of the invention's benefits and it should be understood other embodiments are contemplated and that such other embodiments based on the teaching herein, could easily be made by those skilled in the art, Further, any such additional or modified examples are considered within the scope of the present invention even if the particular benefit or property is not described in detail, herein.
  • the process of the present invention for making a fibrous structure 100 will be described in terms of forming a web having a plurality of synthetic fibers 101 mixed with a plurality of short cellulosic fibers 102 and disposed in one or more layers.
  • the structure will generally also include one or more layers that include longer fibers, typically long cellulosic fibers 103.
  • the mixed layer 105 including synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102 may be formed such that it is at least partially disposed in a generally non- random pattern.
  • the layer(s) 106 of longer fibers 103 will be disposed generally randomly (e.g.
  • the method and apparatus of the present invention are also suitable for forming a web having a plurality of long cellulosic fibers 103 disposed in a generally non-random pattern and a plurality of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102 mixed together and disposed generally randomly (e.g. as shown in Figure 9A) in a layer 105.
  • the method may include the steps of providing a mixture of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102 onto a forming member such that the mixture 104 of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102 is located at least partially in predetermined regions or channels, providing a plurality of longer cellulosic fibers 103 generally randomly onto the mixture 104 of synthetic and short cellulosic fibers 102 and forming a unitary fibrous structure including the randomly disposed cellulosic fibers and the non-randomly disposed synthetic fiber/short cellulosic fiber mixture 104.
  • the method may include the steps of providing a plurality of long cellulosic fibers onto a forming member such that the long cellulosic fibers 103 are located at least partially in predetermined regions or channels in the forming member, providing a mixture of shorter cellulosic fibers 102 and synthetic fibers 101 randomly onto the long cellulosic fibers 103 and forming a unitary fibrous structure including the non-randomly disposed long cellulosic fibers 103 and randomly disposed synthetic fiber/short cellulosic fiber mixture 104.
  • Figure 1 shows one exemplary embodiment of a continuous process of the present invention in which an aqueous slurry 1 1 of fibers is deposited on a forming member 13 from headbox 12 to form an embryonic web 10.
  • an aqueous slurry 1 1 of fibers is deposited on a forming member 13 from headbox 12 to form an embryonic web 10.
  • the method of the present invention may include a combination of one or more of these or other known methods for making webs.
  • the forming member 13 is supported by and continuously traveling around rolls 13a, 13b, and 13c in a direction of the arrow A.
  • the slurry 11 may include any number of different fiber types and may be deposited in layers.
  • the slurry 11 includes at least one layer comprising a mixture 104 of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102, as described herein.
  • the slurry 1 1 may also include one or more layers of long cellulosic fibers 103, as described herein. If it is desired that the mixture 104 of short cellulosic fibers 102 and synthetic fibers 101 be formed into a non- random pattern, the mixture 104 may be deposited onto the forming member 13 prior to the deposition of the long cellulosic fibers 103 such that at least some of the mixture 104 is directed into predetermined regions, such as channels 53 present in forming member 13 (e.g. as shown in Figures 7-8).
  • more than one headbox 12 can be employed and/or the mixture 104 may be deposited onto a forming member 13 and then transfei ⁇ ed to a different forming member where the long cellulosic fibers 103 are then deposited onto the mixture 104.
  • the mixture 104 of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102 is provided such that at least the synthetic fibers 104 are predominantly disposed in the channels 53 of the forming member 13. That is, more than half of the synthetic fibers 101 are disposed in the channels 53 when the web 10 is being formed. In certain embodiments, it may be desirable for at least about 60%, about 75%, about 80% or substantially all of the synthetic fibers 101 to be disposed in the channels 53 when the web 10 is being formed. In addition, it may be desired that the resulting product, web 100, includes a certain percentage of synthetic fibers 101 disposed in one or more layers.
  • the layer formed by fibers deposited first or closest to the forming member 13 have a concentration of greater than about 50%, greater than about 60% or greater than about 75% synthetic fibers 101.
  • it may be desirable to have such layers include most, all or a certain percentage of a mixture 104 of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102.
  • the long cellulosic fibers 103 be provided so as to be disposed predominantly in at least one layer adjacent the mixture 104 of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102, In other embodiments, it may be desired that at least a certain percentage of the long cellulosic fibers 103 are disposed in at least one layer of the web 100, such as for example, greater than about 55%, greater than about 60% or greater than about 75%. Typically, at least one layer of the long cellulosic fibers 103 will be disposed generally randomly.
  • the resulting web 100 can be provided with a non-random pattern of synthetic fibers 101 and/or a mixture 104 of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102 joined to one or more layers of generally randomly distributed long cellulosic fibers 103 (e.g. Figures 9 and 10). Further, a fibrous structure can be formed that has micro-regions of different basis weight.
  • the forming member 13 may be any suitable structure and is typically at least partially fluid-permeable.
  • the forming member 13 may comprise a plurality of fluid- permeable areas 54 and a plurality of fluid-impermeable areas 55, as shown, for example in Figures 2-6.
  • the fluid-permeable areas or apertures 54 may extend through a thickness H of the forming member 13, from the web-side 51 to the backside 52.
  • some of the fluid-permeable areas 54 comprising apertures may be "blind,” or "closed", as described in U.S. Patent 5,972,813, issued to Polat et al. on Oct. 26, 1999.
  • the fluid permeable areas 54 whether open, blind or closed form channels 53 into which fibers can be directed.
  • At least one of the plurality of fluid-permeable areas 54 and the plurality of fluid-impermeable areas 55 typically forms a pattern throughout the molding member 50.
  • a pattern can comprise a random pattern or a non-random pattern and can be substantially continuous (e.g. Figure 2), substantially semi-continuous (e.g. Figure 4), discrete (e.g. Figure 5) or any combination thereof.
  • the forming member 13 may have any suitable thickness H and, in fact, the thickness H can be made to vary throughout the forming member 13, as desired.
  • the channels 53 may be any shape or combination of different shapes and may have any depth D, which can vary throughout the forming member 13. Also, the channels 53 can have any desired volume. The depth p and volume of the channels 53 can be varied, as desired, to help ensure the desired concentration of synthetic fibers 101 and/or short cellulosic fibers 102 in the channels 53. In certain embodiments, it may be desirable for the depth D of the channels 53 to be less than about 254 micrometers or less than about 127 micrometers.
  • the amount of synthetic fibers 101 and/or short cellulosic fibers 102 deposited onto the forming member 13 can be varied so as to ensure the desired ratio or percentage of synthetic fibers 101 and/or short cellulosic fibers 102 are disposed in the channels 53 of a particular depth D or volume.
  • Some exemplary forming members 13 may comprise structures as shown in Figures 2-8 including a fluid-permeable reinforcing element 70 and a pattern or framework 60 extending there from to form a plurality of channels 53.
  • the forming member 13 may comprise a plurality of discrete protuberances 61 joined to or integral with a reinforcing element 70.
  • the reinforcing element 70 generally serves to provide or facilitate integrity, stability, and durability.
  • the reinforcing element 70 can be fluid-permeable or partially fluid-permeable, may have a variety of embodiments and weave patterns, and may comprise a variety of materials, such as, for example, a plurality of interwoven yarns (including Jacquard- type and the like woven patterns), a felt, a plastic or other synthetic material, a net, a plate having a plurality of holes, or any combination thereof.
  • suitable reinforcing elements 70 are described in U.S. Patents 5,496,624, issued March 5, 1996 to Stelljes, et al., 5,500,277 issued Mar. 19, 1996 to Trokhan et al,, and 5,566,724 issued Oct. 22, 1996 to Trokhan et al.
  • a reinforcing element 70 comprising a Jacquard-type weave, or the like, can be utilized.
  • Illustrative belts can be found in U.S. Patents 5,429,686 issued July 4, 1995 to Chiu, et al.; 5,672,248 issued Sept. 30, 1997 to Wendt, et al.; 5,746,887 issued May 5, 1998 to Wendt, et al.; and 6,017,417 issued January 25, 2000 to Wendt, et al.
  • various designs of the Jacquard-weave pattern may be utilized as a forming member 13.
  • Exemplary suitable framework elements 60 and methods for applying the framework 60 to the reinforcing element 70 are taught, for example, by U.S. Patents 4,514,345 issued April 30, 1985 to Johnson; 4,528,239 issued July 9, 1985 to Trokhan; 4,529,480 issued July 16, 1985 to Trokhan; 4,637,859 issued January 20, 1987 to Trokhan; 5,334,289 issued August 2, 1994 to Trokhan; 5,500,277 issued March 19, 1996 to Trokhan et al,; 5,514,523 issued May 7, 1996 to Trokhan et al.; 5,628,876 issued May 13, 1997 to Ayers et al.; 5,804,036 issued September 8, 1998 to Phan et al.; 5,906,710 issued May 25, 1999 to Trokhan; 6,039,839 issued March 21, 2000 to Trokhan et al.; 6,110,324 issued August 29, 2000 to Trokhan et al.; 6,1 17,270 issued September 12, 2000 to Trokhan; 6,171,447 Bl issued January
  • framework 60 may include one or apertures or holes 58 extending through the framework element 60.
  • Such holes 58 are different from the channels 53 and may be used to help dewater the slurry or web and/or aid in keeping fibers deposited on the framework 60 from moving completely into the channels 53.
  • the forming member 13 may include any other structure suitable for receiving fibers and including some pattern of channels 53 into which the synthetic fibers 101 and/or short cellulosic fibers 102 may be directed, including, but not limited to, wires, composite belts and/or felts.
  • the pattern or framework 60 may be discrete, as noted above, or substantially discrete, may be continuous or substantially continuous or may be semi-continuous or substantially semi-continuous.
  • Certain exemplary forming members 13 generally suitable for use with the method of the present invention include the forming members described in U.S. Patents 5,245,025; 5,277,761 ; 5,443,691 ; 5,503,715; 5,527,428; 5,534,326; 5,614,061 and 5,654,076.
  • the forming member 13 includes a press felt, it may be made according to the teachings of U.S. Patents 5,580,423, issued Dec. 3, 1996 to Ampulski et al.; 5,609,725, issued Mar. 1 1 , 1997 to Phan; 5,629,052 issued May 13, 1997 to Trokhan et al.; 5,637, 194, issued June 10, 1997 to Ampulski et al.; 5,674,663, issued Oct. 7, 1997 to McFarland et al; 5,693,187 issued Dec. 2,
  • the forming member 13 may be executed as a press felt according to the teachings of U.S. Patent 5,569,358 issued Oct. 29, 1996 to Cameron or any other suitable structure. Other structures suitable for use as forming members 13 are hereinafter described with respect to the optional molding member 50.
  • a vacuum apparatus such as vacuum apparatus 14 located under the forming member 13 may be used to apply fluid pressure differential to the slurry disposed on the forming member 13 to facilitate at least partial dewatering of the embryonic web 10.
  • This fluid pressure differential can also help direct the desired fibers, e.g. the mixture 104 of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102 into the channels 53 of the forming member 13.
  • Other known methods may be used in addition to or as an alternative to the vacuum apparatus 14 to dewater the web 10 and/or to help direct the fibers into the channels 53 of the forming member 13.
  • the embryonic web 10, formed on the forming member 13, can be transfei ⁇ ed from the forming member 13, to a felt or other structure such as a molding member.
  • a molding member is a structural element that can be used as a support for the an embryonic web, as well as a forming unit to form, or "mold," a desired microscopical geometry of the fibrous structure.
  • the molding member may comprise any element that has the ability to impart a microscopical three- dimensional pattern to the structure being produced thereon, and includes, without limitation, single-layer and multi-layer structures comprising a stationary plate, a belt, a woven fabric (including Jacquard-type and the like woven patterns), a band, and a roll.
  • the molding member 50 is fluid permeable and vacuum shoe 15 applies vacuum pressure that is sufficient to cause the embryonic web 10 disposed on the forming member 13 to separate there from and adhere to the molding member 50.
  • the molding member 50 of Figure 1 comprises a belt supported by and traveling around rolls 50a, 50b, 50c, and 50d in the direction of the arrow B.
  • the molding member 50 has a web-contacting side 151 and a backside 152 opposite to the web-contacting side 151.
  • the molding member 50 can take on any suitable form and can be made of any suitable materials.
  • the molding member 50 may include any structure and be made by any of the methods described herein with respect to the forming member 13, although the molding member 50 is not limited to such structures or methods.
  • the molding member 50 comprises a resinous framework 160 joined to a reinforcing element 170, as shown, for example in Figures 13- 14.
  • various designs of Jacquard-weave patterns may be utilized as the molding member 50, and/or a pressing surface 210.
  • the molding member 50 may be or include a press felt. Suitable press felts for use with the present invention include, but are not limited to those described herein with respect to the forming member 13
  • the molding member 50 may comprise a plurality of fluid- permeable areas 154 and a plurality of fluid-impermeable areas 155, as shown, for example in Figures 13 and 14.
  • the fluid-permeable areas or apertures 154 extend through a thickness HI of the molding member 50, from the web-side 151 to the backside 152.
  • the thickness HI of the molding member can be any desired thickness.
  • the depth Dl and volume of the channels 153 can vary, as desired.
  • one or more of the fluid-permeable areas 154 comprising apertures may be "blind," or "closed", as described above with respect to the forming member 13.
  • At least one of the plurality of fluid-permeable areas 154 and the plurality of fluid-impermeable areas 155 typically forms a pattern throughout the molding member 50.
  • a pattern can comprise a random pattern or a non-random pattern and can be substantially continuous, substantially semi-continuous, discrete or any combination thereof.
  • the portions of the reinforcing element 170 registered with apertures 154 in the molding member 50 may provide support for fibers that are deflected into the fluid-permeable areas of the molding member 50 during the process of making the unitary fibrous structure 100.
  • the reinforcing element can help prevent the fibers of the web being made from passing through the molding member 50, thereby reducing occurrences of pinholes in the resulting structure 100.
  • the molding member 50 may comprise a plurality of suspended portions extending from a plurality of base portions, as is taught by U.S. Patent 6,576,090 issued June 10, 2003 to Trokhan et al.
  • the web 10 When the embryonic web 10 is disposed on the web-contacting side 151 of the molding member 50, the web 10 preferably at least partially conforms to the three-dimensional pattern of the molding member 50.
  • various means can be utilized to cause or encourage the cellulosic and/or synthetic fibers of the embryonic web 10 to conform to the three-dimensional pattern of the molding member 50 and to become a molded web designated as "20" in Figure 1 .
  • the referral numerals "10" and “20” can be used herein interchangeably, as well as the terms “embryonic web” and "molded web”).
  • One method includes applying a fluid pressure differential to the plurality of fibers.
  • vacuum apparatuses 16 and/or 17 disposed at the backside 152 of the molding member 50 can be arranged to apply a vacuum pressure to the molding member 50 and thus to the plurality of fibers disposed thereon.
  • portions of the embryonic web 10 can be deflected into the channels 153 of the molding member 50 and conform to the three-dimensional pattern thereof.
  • Regions 168 that are not deflected into the apertures may later be imprinted by impressing the web 20 between a pressing surface 218 and the molding member 50 ( Figure 11), such as, for example, in a compression nip formed between a surface 210 of a drying drum 200 and the roll 50c, shown in Figure 1. If imprinted, the density of the regions 168 may increase even more relative to the density of the pillows 150.
  • the plurality of pillows 150 may comprise symmetrical pillows, asymmetrical pillows, or a combination thereof.
  • Differential elevations of the micro-regions can also be formed by using the molding member 50 having differential depths or elevations of its three-dimensional pattern.
  • Such three- dimensional patterns having differential depths/elevations can be made by sanding pre-selected portions of the molding member 50 to reduce their elevation.
  • a three-dimensional mask comprising differential depths/elevations of its depressions/protrusions, can be used to form a corresponding framework 160 having differential elevations.
  • Other conventional techniques of forming surfaces with differential elevation can also be used for the foregoing purposes. It should be recognized that the techniques described herein for forming the molding member are also applicable to the formation of the forming member 13.
  • the molding member 50 may be configured to have a linear velocity that is less that that of the forming member 13.
  • the use of such a velocity differential at the transfer point from the forming member 13 to the molding member 50 can be used to achieve "microcontraction".
  • U.S. Patent 4,440,597 describes in detail one example of wet-microcontraction. Such wet-microcontraction may involve transferring the web having a low fiber-consistency from any first member (such as, for example, a foraminous forming member) to any second member (such as, for example, an open-weave fabric) moving slower than the first member.
  • the difference in velocity between the first member and the second member can vary depending on the desired end characteristics of the fibrous structure 100.
  • Other patents that describe methods for achieving microcontraction include, for example, U.S. Patents 5,830,321; 6,361,654 and 6,171,442.
  • the fibrous structure 100 may additionally or alternatively be foreshortened after it has been formed and/or substantially dried.
  • foreshortening can be accomplished by creping the structure 100 from a rigid surface, such as, for example, a surface 210 of a drying drum 200, as shown in Figure 1.
  • This and other forms of creping are known in the art.
  • U.S. Patent 4,919,756, issued April 24, 1992 to Sawdai describes one suitable method for creping a web,
  • fibrous structures 100 that are not creped (e.g. uncreped) and/or otherwise foreshortened are contemplated to be within the scope of the present invention as are fibrous structures 100 that are not creped, but are otherwise foreshortened.
  • the synthetic fibers at least partially melt or soften they may become capable of co-joining with adjacent fibers, whether short cellulosic fibers 102, long cellulosic fibers 103 or other synthetic fibers 101.
  • Co-joining of fibers can comprise mechanical co-joining and chemical co-joining. Chemical co-joining occurs when at least two adjacent fibers join together on a molecular level such that the identity of the individual co-joined fibers is substantially lost in the co-joined area.
  • Figure 12 shows one embodiment of mechanical co-joining, wherein a fiber 111 is physically entrapped by an adjacent synthetic fiber 1 12.
  • the fiber 1 1 1 can be a synthetic fiber or a cellulosic fiber.
  • the synthetic fiber 1 12 has a bi-component structure, comprising a core 1 12a and a sheath, or shell, 1 12b, wherein the melting temperature of the core 1 12a is greater than the melting temperature of the sheath 112b, so that when heated, only the sheath 1 12b melts, while the core 1 12a retains its integrity,
  • the melting temperature of the core 1 12a is greater than the melting temperature of the sheath 112b, so that when heated, only the sheath 1 12b melts, while the core 1 12a retains its integrity
  • different types of bi-component fibers and/or multi- component fibers comprising more than two components can be used in the present invention, as can single component fibers.
  • a heating apparatus 90, the drying surface 210 and/or a drying drum's hood can be used to heat the web 100 after it is formed to redistribute at least some of the synthetic fibers 101.
  • a heating apparatus 90, the drying surface 210 and/or a drying drum's hood such as, for example, a Yankee's drying hood 80
  • the synthetic fibers 101 can move after application of a sufficiently high temperature, under the influence of at least one of two phenomena.
  • the resulting liquid polymer will tend to minimize its surface area/mass, due to surface tension forces, and form a sphere-like shape at the end of the portion of fiber that is less affected thermally.
  • the temperature is below the melting point, fibers with high residual stresses will soften to the point where the stress is relieved by shrinking or coiling of the fiber. This is believed to occur because polymer molecules typically prefer to be in a non-linear coiled state. Fibers that have been highly drawn and then cooled during their manufacture are comprised of polymer molecules that have been stretched into a meta-stable configuration. Upon subsequent heating, the fibers attempt to return to the minimum free energy coiled state.
  • Redistribution may be accomplished in any number of steps, For example, the synthetic fibers 101 can first be redistributed while the fibrous web 100 is disposed on the molding member 50, for example, by blowing hot gas through the pillows of the web 100, so that the synthetic fibers 101 are redistributed according to a first pattern. Then, the web 100 can be transferred to another molding member 50 wherein the synthetic fibers 101 can be further redistributed according to a second pattern.
  • Heating the synthetic fibers 101 in the web 100 can be accomplished by heating the plurality of micro-regions corresponding to the fluid-permeable areas 154 of the molding member 50.
  • a hot gas from the heating apparatus 90 can be forced through the web 100.
  • Pre-dryers can also be used as the source of heat energy.
  • the direction of the flow of hot gas can be reversed relative to that shown in Figure 1, so that the hot gas penetrates the web through the molding member 50.
  • the pillow portions 150 of the web that are disposed in the fluid-permeable areas 154 of the molding member 50 will be primarily affected by the hot gas.
  • the rest of the web 100 will be shielded from the hot gas by the molding member 50. Consequently, the synthetic fibers 101 will be softened or melted predominantly in the pillow portions 150 of the web 10. Further, this region is where co-joining of the fibers due to melting or softening of the synthetic fibers 101 is most likely to occur.
  • any suitable means for heating the fibers 101 can be implemented.
  • hot fluids may be used, as well as microwaves, radio waves, ultrasonic energy, laser or other light energy, heated belts or rolls, hot pins, magnetic energy, or any combination of these or other known means for heating.
  • redistribution of the synthetic fibers 101 has generally been referred to as having been affected by heating the fibers 101 , redistribution may also take place as a result of cooling a portion of the web 10.
  • the synthetic fibers 101 may be redistributed due to a reaction with a redistribution material.
  • the synthetic fibers 101 may be targeted with a chemical composition that softens or otherwise manipulates the synthetic fibers 101 so as to affect some change in their shape, orientation or location within the web 10.
  • redistribution of the synthetic fibers 101 should not be considered to be limited to just heat redistribution of the synthetic fibers 101 , but should be considered to encompass all known means for redistributing (e.g. altering the shape, orientation or location) of any portion of the synthetic fibers 101 within the web 10.
  • the process for producing the web can be selected such that the distribution of the long cellulosic fibers 103 and/or short cellulosic fibers 102 is not significantly affected by the means used to redistribute the synthetic fibers 101.
  • the resulting fibrous structure 100 whether redistributed or not may comprise a plurality of long cellulosic fibers 103 randomly distributed throughout the fibrous structure and a plurality of synthetic fibers 101 distributed in a non-random pattern.
  • Figure 10 shows one embodiment of the fibrous structure 100 wherein the long cellulosic fibers 103 are randomly distributed throughout the structure, and the mixture 104 of synthetic fibers 101 and short cellulosic fibers 102 are distributed in a non-random repeating pattern.
  • the method of making the web of the present invention may also include any other desired steps.
  • the method may include converting steps such as winding the web onto a roll, calendering the web, embossing the web, perforating the web, printing the web and/or joining the web to one or more other webs or materials to form multi-ply structures.
  • Some exemplary patents describing embossing include U.S. Patents 3,414,459; 3,556,907; 5,294,475 and 6,030,690.
  • the method may include one or more steps to add or enhance the properties of the web such as adding softening, strengthening and/or other treatments to the surface of the product or as the web is being formed.
  • the web may be provided with latex or the like, for example, as descried in U.S. Patent 3,879,257 or otherwise.
  • the resultant products may find use in filters for air, oil and water; vacuum cleaner filters; furnace filters; face masks; coffee filters, tea or coffee bags; thermal insulation materials and sound insulation materials; nonwovens for use in sanitary products such as diapers, feminine pads, and incontinence articles; textile fabrics for moisture absorption and softness of wear such as microfiber or breathable fabrics; electrostatically charged, structured webs for collecting and removing dust; reinforcements and webs for hard grades of paper, such as wrapping paper, writing paper, newsprint, corrugated paper board, and webs for tissue grades of paper such as toilet paper, paper towel, napkins and facial tissue; medical uses such as surgical drapes, wound dressing, bandages, and dermal patches.
  • the fibrous structure 100 may also include odor absorbents, termite repellents, insecticides, rodenticides, and the like, for specific uses.
  • the resultant product may absorb water and oil and may find use in oil or water spill cleanup, or controlled water retention and release for agricultural or horticultural applications.
  • Example 1 Example 1 :
  • a pilot scale Fourdrinier papermaking machine is used in the present example, A 3% by weight aqueous slurry of NSK is made up in a conventional re-pulper. The NSK slurry is refined gently and a 2%> solution of a permanent wet strength resin (i.e. Kymene 557LX marketed by Hercules incorporated of Wilmington, Del.) is added to the NSK stock pipe at a rate of 1 % by weight of the dry fibers. The adsorption of Kymene 557LX to NSK is enhanced by an in-line mixer.
  • a permanent wet strength resin i.e. Kymene 557LX marketed by Hercules incorporated of Wilmington, Del.
  • a l%o solution of Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC) is added after the in-line mixer at a rate of 0.2% by weight of the dry fibers to enhance the dry strength of the fibrous substrate.
  • CMC Carboxy Methyl Cellulose
  • a 3% by weight aqueous slurry Eucalyptus fibers is made up in a conventional re-pulper.
  • the NSK furnish and the Eucalyptus fibers are layered in the head box and deposited onto a Fourdrinier wire as different layers to form an embryonic web. Dewatering occurs through the Foudrinier wire and is assisted by a deflector and vacuum boxes.
  • the Fourdrinier wire is of a 5- shed, satin weave configuration having 84 machine-direction and 76 cross-machine-direction monofilaments per inch, respectively.
  • the embryonic wet web is transferred from the Fourdrinier wire, at a fiber consistency of about 22% at the point of transfer, to a photo-polymer fabric having 150 Linear Idaho cells per square inch, 20 percent knuckle areas and 17 mils of photo-polymer depth, Further de-watering is accomplished by vacuum assisted drainage until the web has a fiber consistency of about 28%.
  • the patterned web is pre-dried by air blow-through to a fiber consistency of about 65%o by weight.
  • the web is then adhered to the surface of a Yankee dryer with a sprayed creping adhesive comprising 0.25% aqueous solution of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA).
  • PVA Polyvinyl Alcohol
  • the doctor blade has a bevel angle of about 25 degrees and is positioned with respect to the Yankee dryer to provide an impact angle of about 81 degrees; the Yankee dryer is operated at about 600 fpm (feet per minute) (about 183 meters per minute).
  • the dry web is formed into roll at a speed of 560 fpm (171 meters per minutes).
  • the paper towel has about 40 g/m 2 basis weight and contains 70%) by weight Northern Softwood Kraft and 30% by weight Eucalyptus furnish, The resulting paper towel has an aged wet burst of about 374 grams.
  • a paper towel is made by a method similar to that of Example 1,, but replacing 10% by weight of Eucalyptus by 10%> by weight of 3mm synthetic bicomponent polyester fibers.
  • the synthetic-Eucalyptus mixture has the fiber length ratio of 4.2, a PTP factor of 1.2 and a coarseness value of l l.Omg/lOOm.
  • the fiber length ratio, PTP factor and coarseness values are determined by the Kajaani procedure set forth in the Test Methods section, below.
  • the paper towel has about 40 g/m 2 basis weight and contains 70% by weight Northern Softwood Kraft in one layer and a mixture of 20% by weight Eucalyptus and 10% by weight of the 3mm long synthetic fibers in the other layer.
  • the resulting paper towel has an aged wet burst of about 484 grams.
  • a paper towel is made by a method similar to that of Example 1 , but replacing 5% by weight of Eucalyptus by 5% by weight of 6mm synthetic bicomponent polyester fibers.
  • the synthetic-Eucalyptus mixture has a fiber length ratio of 8.4, a PTP factor of 1.2 and a coarseness value of 11.6mg/100m, measured as described in Example 2, and as set forth in the Test Methods section, below.
  • the paper towel has about 40 g/m 2 basis weight and contains 70%> by weight Northern Softwood Kraft in one layer and a mixture of 25% by weight Eucalyptus and 5% by weight of the 6mm long synthetic fibers in the other layer.
  • the resulting paper towel has an aged wet burst of about 472 grams.
  • the length weighted average fiber length of cellulosic fibers and the coarseness of the cellulosic-synthetic fiber mix are determined with a Kajaani FiberLab fiber analyzer.
  • the analyzer is operated according to the manufacturer's recommendations with the report range set at 0 mm to 7.6 mm and the profile set to exclude fibers less than 0.08 mm in length from the calculation of fiber length and coarseness. Particles of this size are excluded from the calculation because it is believed that they consist largely of non-fiber fragments that are not functional for the uses toward that the present invention is directed.
  • An acceptable method for sample preparation has the following steps:
  • sample amount (target consistency * 2000)/(process consistency), where target consistency for hardwoods is 0.005-0.010%) and for softwoods 0.015-0.025%.
  • the Kajaani FiberLab equipment automatically reports the length weighted average fiber length in millimeters, average cellulosic fiber width in micrometers and coarseness in milligram/meter.
  • the Kajaani FiberLab equipment reports the coarseness in units of milligrams per meter of unweighted fiber length (mg/m). This value is multiplied by 100 to get the coarseness in units of milligrams per hundred meters, as set forth in the definition of coarseness, above.
  • the coarseness of the pulp is an average of three coarseness measurements of three fiber specimens taken from the mix, Aged Wet Burst:
  • Wet burst is determined using a Thwing- Albert Burst tester cat. No. 177, equipped with a 2000 grams load cell, obtained from Thwing- Albert Instrument Co., 10960 Dutton Road, Philadelphia, Pa. 19154.
  • the samples are placed in a conditioned room at a temperature of about 73 degrees +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit and about 50% +/- 2% relative humidity for at least about 24 hours.
  • the paper is aged for about 5 minutes in an oven at 105 degrees Centigrade.
  • a paper cutter is used to cut eight strips approximately 4.5 inches wide (CD) by 12 inches long (MD) for testing.
  • Each strip is wetted with distilled water and placed on the lower ring of the sample holding device with the wire side facing up so the sample completely covers the opening in the lower ring and a small amount of sample extends over the outer diameter of the lower ring.
  • the upper ring is lowered with the pneumatic holding device so that the sample is held between the upper and lower rings.
  • the diameter of the opening in the lower ring is about 3.5 inches.
  • the plunger has a diameter of about 0.6 inches.
  • the tester is activated, so that the plunger rises at a speed of about 5 inches per minute and ruptures the paper.
  • the tester provides the value of wet burst strength directly in grams at the time of sample rupture.
  • the test results obtained for the eight sample strips are averaged and the wet burst value of the paper sample is recorded to the nearest gram.

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L'invention concerne des structures fibreuses unitaires (100) ayant au moins deux couches dont au moins une comporte des fibres longues de cellulose (103) et dont l'autre comporte un mélange (104) de fibres courtes de cellulose (102) et de fibres synthétiques (101) ainsi que leurs procédés de fabrication.
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